A lot of programs have been launched under the umbrella of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Making More Health initiative in India in the past three years and are ongoing, such as our health awareness program driven by the company’s managers and experts that helps selfhelp group members of rural South India to get more knowledge in mental…
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India: what stigmatized patients need – besides medical treatment
Understanding patients’ needs, care that goes beyond medical treatment and technical aid – we all have heard about it, but what it really means to be and to conduct a meaningful life as a stigmatized patient is often still not researched enough and definitely underestimated. I had a chance to learn about a special training…
Make it simply happen – Blood pressure testing in a tribal village
It was an amazing experience and an unexpected one – yesterday we could not run a health awareness program as planned, because the chief minister of Tamil Nadu had passed away the day before and it was not possible for the participants to travel to our learning center. That’s why – two friends (one of…
Just a few impressions from a visit at an Ayurvedic factory and a wise man’s speech
Today, with business managers I visited an ayurvedic factory and listened to the speech of a wise man who has studied more than 70 years about plants and healthcare and a very particular but meaningful view on the world. He underlined the close connection between human beings and the nature, the destruction of areas where…
Why doctors are rare in rural Indian areas
Ca. 70 % of all Indians live in rural areas. These are ca. 900 million people. India is huge, and providing healthcare to all is an enormous challenge – for sure. There is a big number of people in need of healthcare and medical treatment. The number of professionals there is much too low. But:…
Going back to India and challenging myself
It might be true: people who come the first time will hate it or love it. You come never back again or you can’t resist to come back again and again. For me India is the country of contrasts, the one where you can find everything and often you are confronted with extremes. Probably, that’s…
Moments with Social entrepreneurs in India – Edith Eliott teaching healthcare to caring relatives
In many cultures – not just in India – families of patients stay very close to them when they are in hospital: mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers spent entire day’s sitting close to the patient in the room and assist where possible. Often then many hours pass and they cannot do anything but being…
The ‘street dentist’ – injustice that hurts
Healthcare is one of the most discussed topics. Because it concerns all of us. Because it is important. And because there is injustice in terms of treatment and access to qualified healthcare. No doubt, having money means having better access to care. Everywhere. More money, better healthcare. For poor people there remains just the basic…
Maternal and infantile health in India
Did you know that 60 to 80% of pregnant women and 50% of children in India are anaemic? This is mostly caused by malnutrition and/or under nutrition and it has wide spread effects on the body. You will see many people suffering from dizziness and fatigue, stunted children and adults. A woman dies in…
“Hidden” washing: a toilet key is more than just a key
Before coming to tribal areas in India I was never aware on what it really means to live without any toilet in a village and without any individual washing location. Having a small intimate space should be one of the most normal things in life. But it is not. A life without any sanitation…
Go India, go future! 